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Re “Going once ...” March 26 Regarding the upcoming auction at the shuttered San Onofre nuclear plant and your line about the “the auction is generating interest”: That is the first thing being generated there since January of 2012. Rick Goward Mission Viejo More letters to the editor ...

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Re “Going once ...” March 26Regarding the upcoming auction at the shuttered San Onofre nuclear plant and your line about the “the auction is generating interest”: That is the first thing being generated there since January of 2012.Rick GowardMission...

From the moment AJ Palmgren learned of Lot 397, he knew he had to have it.
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Nostalgic for Chasen's? Maybe a memento would help. Like maybe the ladies' room door? Or a wall sconce? You can buy them, and many more salvaged items, when Julien's Auctions in Beverly Hills runs its "Hollywood Legends" event April 11-12.
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The collection at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art is officially 10 pieces larger.
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A metal-and-mesh costume designed by threeASFOUR and worn by Lady Gaga for a Harper's Bazaar photo shoot has sold for more than $15,000 in an online auction Tuesday, according to the Nate D. Sanders auction house.
The winning bid -- and,...

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An auction of Nazi memorabilia, including items that belonged to Adolf Hitler and Hermann Goering, has been called off in France following objections from Jewish groups and a prominent government official.
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An elaborate costume worn by Lady Gaga for a Harper's Bazaar photo shoot is on the online auction block, according to the folks at the Nate D. Sanders auction house.
Lot number 352, designed by design collective threeASFOUR and donned by Gaga for a photo...